Mercedes is an Aston Martin shareholder.
Mercedes is an Aston Martin shareholder.
What stops Honda from buying those shares from Mercedes?
In that case, if there is a risk of Mercedes pull out, Honda would be logical. Honda and Aston Martin already co-existed on the Red Bull in 2019/2020 iirc.
What do you mean by "I'm not allowed to say more" ; ur affiliated with AM??KimiRai wrote: ↑09 Mar 2023, 17:24Some concerns were raised here previously about the performance of the AMR23 in Jeddah due to the different requirements of the track. Well, I'm not allowed to say more, but let's just say that maybe things aren't as they seem, in a good way. To be confirmed next week.
No but I have a friend who more or less is and you cant relay sensitive info around like nothing. I just wanted to reply to the posts saying Aston might suffer in Jeddah that it's not necessarily the case due to something which I cannot mention. We'll see anyways, nothing is promised and we need to keep our feet in the ground in the meanwhile.NAPI10 wrote: ↑09 Mar 2023, 20:03What do you mean by "I'm not allowed to say more" ; ur affiliated with AM??KimiRai wrote: ↑09 Mar 2023, 17:24Some concerns were raised here previously about the performance of the AMR23 in Jeddah due to the different requirements of the track. Well, I'm not allowed to say more, but let's just say that maybe things aren't as they seem, in a good way. To be confirmed next week.
Hope its true then we are set for the season.KimiRai wrote: ↑09 Mar 2023, 20:14No but I have a friend who more or less is and you cant relay sensitive info around like nothing. I just wanted to reply to the posts saying Aston might suffer in Jeddah that it's not necessarily the case due to something which I cannot mention. We'll see anyways, nothing is promised and we need to keep our feet in the ground in the meanwhile.NAPI10 wrote: ↑09 Mar 2023, 20:03What do you mean by "I'm not allowed to say more" ; ur affiliated with AM??KimiRai wrote: ↑09 Mar 2023, 17:24Some concerns were raised here previously about the performance of the AMR23 in Jeddah due to the different requirements of the track. Well, I'm not allowed to say more, but let's just say that maybe things aren't as they seem, in a good way. To be confirmed next week.
It was clear why AMR was slow on the straight. Their wing was big.
Of course the AMR overall does not appear to have as much downforce at high speeds as the RB and they weren't on pole or quite as quick as the RB19, but it still looked 2nd quickest. All they do is follow the modeling simulations. The simulations told them that this downforce (and drag) level is good for Bahrain. It was.organic wrote: ↑09 Mar 2023, 21:31Yes their wing was larger than the other teams.. but not as much performance in high speed as RB/Ferrari still. So if they have to go to a low wing, will they suffer in high speed at Saudi like Merc did at Bahrain?
The amr23 so far has characteristics very similar to last year's Ferrari. Unless it's a chameleon or unless they have large upgrades for race 2, it's unlikely those characteristics change with a wing change (as all teams will make)
Of course they will have a lower df wing but will that be a problem-solver? I'm not convinced.
It's not even a bad thing.. every car has strong points & weak points. If the car has the best mechanical grip/low speed performance in Bahrain it's unlikely that the same car will be even quicker at Saudi Arabia where that factor is of little importance